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Absolute standardized differences in means, before and after matching. Note. The plot of the absolute standardized differences in means shows the improvement in balance between Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals, before and after matching. After matching, the individual hospital characteristics each had an absolute standardized difference in means below 0.2, suggesting a good match.
